Legal Opinion
De Falco v. Long Island College Hospital
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 11, 1977PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThomas Russell Jones, J.
The defendants, Dr. Norman Stahl and Long Island College Hospital, have moved to set *165aside a jury verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $375,000, as apportioned against them — 60% and 40% respectively, in this malpractice action, for failure of proof. They contend that by no rational process could the jury base a finding in favor of the plaintiff upon the evidence presented. (McDonald v Metropolitan St. Ry. Co., 167 NY 66.) Each defendant seeks judgment as a matter of law (CPLR 4401), on the ground that there is insufficient evidence to warrant a verdict for the plaintiff. In the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Meiselman v. Crown Heights Hospital, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1941
- McDonald v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1901
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- Cummings v. FondakAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1983
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